Philip A Raices

Philip A Raices

312 Articles

Real Estate Watch: To update or not before selling?

I have had a number of calls from sellers asking me if I would recommend that they update their homes

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Real Estate Watch: Death and taxes; all else is negotiable

There are times in life when we feel we could live forever and we have felt indestructible, (like when you

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Real Estate Watch: Zoning permits, c.o.’s and your home

Okay, so you are now contemplating selling your home and are figuring out the plan of action.   What do

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Real Estate Watch: Deciding to love or list your home

So you are deciding to either move or renovate your domicile.  You have contemplated and mulled over everything, but are

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Real Estate Watch: Preparing your lawn for the fall

It is that time of the year when homeowners should be thinking about either repairing the damage on their lawns,

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Real Estate Watch: Landscaping key to home appearances

Well it is a new week, all your children, hopefully, are back in school and you have in some respects,

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Real Estate Watch: Preparing your home for the winter

Boy, did you receive a lot of valuable information last week!  Some of it will have saved you and your

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Real Estate Watch: Homeowners need to be proactive

Well I believe I provided you a tremendous assortment of important ideas, items and chores to perform in and out

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Real Estate Watch: Relationships important for brokers

When a seller or a purchaser takes on an agent they may have a preconceived idea of what the normal

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Real Estate Watch: Preparing your home for fall and winter

I hope you gained some insight as to what to do with your lawn, trees and shrubs from my previous

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Real Estate Watch: No need to be scared of tax exchanges

Okay, so you are thinking and contemplating of selling, maybe even renting; maybe potentially turning your primary residence into a

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Real Estate Watch: To stay here or to move abroad

You are now seriously planning on moving.   You have interviewed several professional, credible and caring brokers (not necessarily your

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Real Estate Watch: Missing a certificate of occupancy?

Okay, you are ready to sell and you have totally forgotten about the bathroom in the basement that was there

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Real Estate Watch: Asian buyers boost Long Island market

On Monday, I  left for San Diego on a business trip to attend the National Association of Realtors Major Convention

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Real Estate Watch: Learning new lessons never gets old

I have been away for the last seven days in San Diego at the N.A.R. Conference and boy, was it

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